How can you meet the evolving demands of today’s consumers?

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Publisher: Grocery Dive
Published: September 14, 2026
Source: Read at Grocery Dive
Category: Food Access

A Grocery Dive editorial examines how consumers weigh price, quality, convenience, branding, packaging materials and environmental impact when choosing food products. It cites a survey in which 39% of consumers ranked environmental impact as extremely important or very important. The article presents Tetra Recart, a shelf-stable food package, as a format that can be opened without tools, flattened after use and displayed with large branding panels. Tetra Recart materials claim the package has carbon emissions 85% lower than steel cans and 83% lower than glass jars over the packages' respective lifetimes, and that up to 71% of each package is made from renewable materials.

Why this matters: Independent grocers may see more shelf-stable products marketed around packaging convenience, shelf visibility and environmental impact. These factors can inform product selection and how stores explain packaging choices to shoppers.

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